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Government supporter shaking party axe? (3-5)

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I believe the answer is:

tax-payer

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'government supporter' is the definition.
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'shaking party axe?' is the wordplay.
'shaking' indicates anagramming the letters.
'party'+'axe'='partyaxe'
'partyaxe' with letters rearranged gives 'TAX-PAYER'.

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